West Side Story: Finale

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Annotation

is essentially the final refrain of the song "Somewhere".

Annotation last modified on 2012-07-11 18:27 UTC.

Relationships

lyricist:Stephen Sondheim
composer:Leonard Bernstein
part of:West Side Story (order: 20)
is the basis for:West Side Story: Finale (2021 motion picture version)
quotes music from:West Side Story: Ballet Sequence: Somewhere (Consuelo and Company)
West Side Story: I Have a Love (Maria, Anita)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1957-09-29Finale (West Side Story 1957 original Broadway cast)Ensemble2:00
1961Finale (West Side Story, 1961 film cast, remastered 1992, with film dialogue)Jimmy Bryant, Marni Nixon4:20
1984-09-07West Side Story: No. 17: Finale (West Side Story, 1984 studio cast)Kiri Te Kanawa, José Carreras2:36
1993Finale (West Side Story, 1993 Leicester Haymarket Theatre cast)Paul Manuel, Tinuke Olafimihan, National Symphony Orchestra, John Owen Edwards3:48
1993Finale (West Side Story, 1993 London studio cast)Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth2:31
2009-04-06Finale (West Side Story, 2009 Broadway revival cast)Josefina Scaglione, Matt Cavenaugh1:05
2013-06-27 – 2013-07-02West Side Story: Act II. FinaleliveCheyenne Jackson, Alexandra Silber, San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2:49
FinaleBruce Trent & Lucille Graham2:54
Finale (West Side Story, 2007 studio cast)Vittorio Grigolo, Hayley Westenra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra1:34
West Side Story: FinaleinstrumentalThe Amsterdam Saxophone Quartet, Jaap van Zweden1:56
West Side Story: Finalecover and instrumentalPhilip Jones Brass Ensemble4:08
West Side Story: Finale (West Side Story, 2001 Nashville Symphony Orchestra & cast)Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Schermerhorn2:51